Democrats need to understand: Americans think they’re worse
Blaming America for Donald Trump’s success only guarantees more of it
If you think Donald Trump is too crass or cruel or incompetent to be president—if you are disappointed or even astonished that, having tried and failed to subvert the will of the people in the last election, he has come back to win fair and square—you should be asking yourself this question: why, to so many Americans, does the Democratic Party seem worse?
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Him again”
United States November 9th 2024
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